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Summary

What is the diversity of perspectives on sex work in India today? This edited. volume addresses this question through its sections on feminist discourse, ethnographic. studies, socio-economic-legal-health frameworks and cultural reflections. The first section explores the space for women in prostitution within mainstream. feminist discourse in India, and the way it has evolved over time. The second. section emphasizes on the heterogeneity of sex work practices with their historical. vestiges, contemporary manifestations and urban-rural contrasts. The third section. examines the interface of so